The Lark

Gelett Burgess

Caption

Gelett Burgess (American). The Lark, 1897. Newsprint, Magazine: 8 x 5 3/4 x 3/16 in. (20.3 x 14.6 x 0.5 cm) Image (on cover): 6 15/16 x 4 1/2 in. (17.6 x 11.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Mrs. H.S. Chapman, 53.196.2.

Gallery

Not on view

Collection

American Art

Title

The Lark

Date

1897

Medium

Newsprint

Classification

Print

Dimensions

Magazine: 8 x 5 3/4 x 3/16 in. (20.3 x 14.6 x 0.5 cm) Image (on cover): 6 15/16 x 4 1/2 in. (17.6 x 11.4 cm)

Signatures

Wove paper, possibly newsprint

Inscriptions

Upper left to right, printed: "THE LARK"; lower left to right, printed: "No. 24" / "THE LARK ASCENDS AND BEYOND NIGHT / STILL CHANTS THE DAYBREAK / AT THE VERGE OF NIGHT"

Credit Line

Gift of Mrs. H.S. Chapman

Accession Number

53.196.2

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